Military options have been set on the table as Obama tries to decide a way to respond to the violence in Libya. The Gaddafi loyalists have continued to use forceful tactics to stop rebel up raising. Gaddafi will not leave power and his forces continue to attack rebel towns. It has been left up to the international community to aid the rebels movement and allow them to protest their government. Although the UN has not reached an agreement on setting a no-fly zone over Libya, I think the United States has the ability to act alone and should in the interest of spreading democracy and protecting human rights as the violence increases. Obama says in the article, “We send a very clear message to the Libyan people that we will stand with them in the face of unwarranted violence and the continuing suppression of democratic ideals that we have seen there”. As Libyans continue to flee the country and migrate elsewhere (UN reports 200,000 people have fled), this has become a global issue which countries can not respect Libya sovereignty and look the other way. It will be interesting if the International community will be able to act together or if it is going to be left up to one country to pick up the pieces.
To read more:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12670482
-Kathleen Fultz
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